Interschool PTA Competition.

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Just 2 Sundays back, the Tan Tans were invited to an annual inter-school competition, the twist was that this competition was not meant for the kids but for the teachers and PTA (parents-teacher assistant). And the competition? Only 2 games which were Tug-of-War and 2-Legged Race.

IMG_2082 This is definitely a family.

IMG_2098IMG_2093Warming up exercises before the start of any games etc. which is a must in Japan as well as cooling down exercises after the games.

The Tug-of-War was exciting due to the spontaneous crowd cheering and supporting the participants in the game. And the participants really give it their all.

IMG_2152IMG_2270IMG_2264IMG_2291IMG_2116IMG_2130IMG_2140IMG_2283 They won this match and fell, no one’s complaining though.

 

The 2 legged race which was very very interesting.

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IMG_2154IMG_2155 Score board of the 2 competition.

IMG_2305 And the prize awards consisted of 5kg rice (Champion), detergent (Runner-up) as well as toilet paper and tissue paper etc.

Well, with kids around, definitely there are also some activities for the kids and in Japan, Jyagen is one of the MUST-DO activity.

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As well as. . .

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Free bread for everyone. . . including the Tan Tans are given 2 free breads.

The principals of the schools were also invited to participate and they did it gamely.

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Throughout the day, there were all the cute kids that made the whole day even more memorable.

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